Hi,
I need to send a formal letter. However, English being my
foreign language, I am not entirely sure if my letter is completely
free of errors and any awkwardness in wording. Could you help read
the following sentences from my draft letter? These are the ones I
feel particularly unsure about. If there is any awkwardness or lack
of clarity, could you help provide a better wording? I need the
letter to be "perfect". Thank you very much! I really appreciate
it!
...I am writing to explain to the GSC my graduate funding
situation and to earnestly ask that GSC consider assigning an
appropriate Teaching Assistantship position to me for the coming
academic year.
I have been assigned two Graduate Teaching Assistantship positions
in the Department of X since 2007. Each appointment has been
for one whole academic year (August 2007 to May 2008 & August
2008 to May 2009).
Although my appointment with X has been one for Graduate
Teaching Assistantship, my assigned duties there have so far not
included any actual teaching activities...
...
I shall, of course, continue to fulfill the obligations for my
appointment with X until it terminates in May 2009.
However, I also strongly feel that an important purpose of the
graduate assistantship program has not been served by my TA
experience at X, namely, the professional training which helps
graduate students prepare for their future teaching and research
careers. A proper teaching experience that involves classroom
interaction with students will help graduate apprentices acquire
the art of good teaching
...
On the other hand, a lack of such professional training experience
may likely put a student at a relative disadvantage compared to his
peers in terms of employment opportunities.
...
According to my support scheme, after the lapse of this academic
year (2008-09), I will have only one year left for any Teaching
Assistantship opportunities.
I understand the challenge that GSC faces in having to secure
appropriate funding opportunities for all its graduate students and
I fully appreciate the amount of effort GSC has to expend in this
process.
Why is English a foreign language to you?
